PBF Emerges as NYH’s Top 2020 Bunker Supplier
Maersk to procure 1.25mn t compliant fuel per year from PBF an independent refiner in the US.
EIA showed residual fuel oil bunker sales on the US Atlantic, declined to 1.84mn t...
Riding on the Tanker Market Benefits TORM Extends Its Scrubber Commitment
According to a report published in the Shipping Herald, the Executive Director of TORM, Jacob Meldgaard has said that TORM’s results in the first quarter reflect the Company’s strong operating performance in a product...
Maersk Product Tankers Completed Sale and Leaseback Agreement
In a major development, Maersk Product Tankers has announced that they have entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. for four of their MR vessels built in 2015...
Lack Of Safety Procedures While Climbing Up A Cargo Caused Grave Injury
Cargo vessel operations can be tricky and should be done with utmost care. As a minor slip can cause severe healthcare problems as we see in this situation where faulty cargo operations in the...
So Long Sulphur Emissions: Navigating the New IMO Regulations
In January 2020 the shipping industry, and those supplying its fuel, face one of the biggest challenges in decades. How is the sector preparing for the next adaptation of the MARPOL Convention, says a...
IMO Partners With Norway for a New GHG Emission Strategy
IMO announced a Norway funded greenhouse gas emission strategy.
The Green Voyage 2050 is a strategy to counter emissions by providing technical solutions and global coordination in exchanging knowledge and information.
The $1.1 million...
JB Hunt Enters US Freight Forwarding Fray After Gaining NVOCC Licence
JB Hunt has entered the freight forwarding sector after receiving an NVOCC license from the Federal Maritime Commission.
FMC ocean transport intermediaries (OTI) database lists JB Hunt as an authorized NVOCC with its...
Competition Rules Can Hamper Container Ship Safety
Competition rules forbid container lines from discussing their customers with other lines while promoting fair competition but ignore misdeclared cargo.
Crews are ill-equipped or trained to deal with some of the fires and...
Virus-Hit Boxship Takes Centre Stage at Singapore Cyber Wargame
A container ship whose power management system had been shut down by a long-dormant virus was the focus of a UK maritime industry cyber wargame in Singapore Maritime Week.
More than 40 delegates...
Panama Canal Handles Largest LNG Tanker To Ever Transit
Qatargas’ Al Safliya, the first Q-Flex and the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker to ever transited the Panama Canal.
The tanker with an overall cargo capacity of 210,000 meters3 of LNG–transited northbound...